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Metachronous Epstein-Barr virus-related smooth muscle tumors in a child after heart transplantation: case report and review of the literature.

Abstract
Soft tissue tumors are uncommon manifestations of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in patients who have had transplants. The authors report 2 metachronous EBV-containing smooth muscle tumors in a child who had a heart transplant, and review the literature on posttransplant soft tissue tumors.
AuthorsM H Collins, K T Montone, A M Leahey, R L Hodinka, K E Salhany, B J Clark, A C Duhaime, T L Spray, J E Tomaszewski
JournalJournal of pediatric surgery (J Pediatr Surg) Vol. 36 Issue 9 Pg. 1452-5 (Sep 2001) ISSN: 0022-3468 [Print] United States
PMID11528626 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article, Review)
CopyrightCopyright 2001 by W.B. Saunders Company.
Topics
  • Biopsy, Needle
  • Brain Neoplasms (complications, pathology, surgery, virology)
  • Child
  • Epstein-Barr Virus Infections (complications, diagnosis)
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Heart Transplantation (adverse effects, methods)
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • In Situ Hybridization
  • Leiomyoma (complications, pathology, surgery, virology)
  • Muscle, Smooth
  • Pneumonia, Viral (complications, diagnosis, surgery)

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